There may be a bit of irony in that - buying a ticket before you find out if the truth really is out there - but co-organiser Malcolm Robinson says it’s all about sharing stories and letting people make up their own minds once they're through the (undisclosed) door.

The founder of Strange Phenomena Investigations (SPI) put together the first conference, in Edinburgh last year with paranormal writer Ron Halliday and fantasy author Alyson Dunlop.

Malcolm told Glasgow Live: “All we’re trying to impress upon the people of Glasgow is that we’re still learning about these wonderful subjects - and science will never, ever progress if we don’t look at why people see things in the sky or claim to see ghosts.”

Speakers are coming from as far as Brazil - and as near as Bonnybridge, Scotland’s 'UFO capital' - to share their stories, thrills and chills guaranteed if you’re inclined to believe.

One of the famous 'surgeon's photographs' of Nessie, later exposed as a hoax (Photo: Keystone/Getty Images)

Malcolm - who has written four books on the paranormal, the latest on the Loch Ness monster coming soon - commented: “I set up SPI back in 1979 and I was very sceptical then, thinking there was no such thing as ghosts etc etc.

“But it’s like anything in life; once you get your hands dirty and you spend the night in a haunted house or two, you start to think, maybe it’s all true.

“I’ve had my hair pulled, I’ve been kicked, slapped … by nothing. I’ve seen a chest of drawers rise up into the middle of a room, move to the other side then slowly settle down again.

“I just wish sceptics would look at these things with an open mind and weigh up the evidence.

“The vast majority of UFO stories have natural explanations. It’s only a very small percent that cannot, at this point, be explained.”

Interest piqued? Well, an all-day ticket will cost you £10.

From there, you’ll hear talks on Nessie herself (courtesy of Roland Watson), Demons and Dark Places by Alyson Dunlop and UFOs over Scotland, courtesy of Ron Halliday and compere Billy Buchanan, the Falkirk councillor responsible for putting Bonnybridge’s supernatural credentials on the map.

Billy Buchanan, the councillor famous for putting Bonnybridge on the world UFO map (Photo: Media Scotland)

Malcolm will speak on one of his favourite subjects, poltergeists, including a Scottish case from the 1960s involving a young girl, a classroom full of a kids and a blackboard cane banging on the table of its own accord - as told by the girl's teacher.

Peter Robbins and Larry Warren will tackle more UFO stories, including a personal account of a high profile case at Rendlesham Forest.

And there’s even an appearance from Bigfoot (although perhaps not in flesh) - Malcolm explained: “We always think it’s part of American culture, but there are apparently some strange reports of creatures traversing the wilds of Scotland.”

The ghost hunter added: “At the end of the day, it’s just to let people make up their own minds - and they don’t have to believe a word of it.

“We laughed at John Logie Baird and his television. We laughed at the Wright Borthers and said that’ll never fly. Things aren’t always as ridiculous as they sound.”

Tickets for the Scottish UFO and Paranormal Conference are £10, available from malckyspi@yahoo.com.